UAE Olympic football squad announced
DUBAI, UAE ● Mahdi Ali, coach of the UAE’s national Olympic football team, announced his preliminary 24 man squad...
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Complete alcohol ban Russians
MOSCOW, Russia ● Members of the Russian Olympic team are reportedly to be banned from drinking alcohol during the...
12,500 officers to police London Olympics
LONDON, England ● Some 12,500 officers will be deployed daily during the Olympic Games in the country’s largest ever...
Venues will be closed for ten months after Olympics
LONDON, England ● The London Olympic Park, including the stadium and aquatic centre, will be closed to the public...
Haile Gebrselassie eyes Olympics after Manchester win
MANCHESTER, England ● One of the great Olympians, Haile Gebrselassie, rolled back the years to win the...
Light ‘shone at Olympic plane’
LONDON, England ● Police are investigating a report that a red light was shone at the plane carrying the...
Soil removed from Olympic equestrian arena
LONDON, England ● Rainfall during April and early May has forced Olympic organisers to strip 15cm of waterlogged soil...
The search for ‘Mystery Man’ is over
CHARLOTTE, N.C. ● Anthony Ervin has never been one to swim with the flow. A dozen years...
Civil servants will bring their swimming suit to work
LONDON, England ● Tanned and toned Olympic athletes in skimpy outfits will be serving and spiking outside...
Hurdler Liu seeks Olympic sparkle in Shanghai
SHANGHAI, China ● Chinese superstar Liu Xiang faces a huge test of his Olympic credentials when he lines up...